Palak Dal (Spinach Lentil soup)

I remember how I used to have bowls after bowls of palak dal, at times stealthily, from Mama's kitchen. One ingredient I cant include below is the magic of her fingers. Truly delicious recipe.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups Toor Dal
250 gm Spinach leaves
1 pinch asafoetida(hing)
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilli powder

For Tadka:

1 tsp cumin seeds
5 green chillies
4 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
curry leaves

1 onion
2 tomatoes

For Seasoning:

salt to taste
lemon juice

Method:

1) Wash spinach leaves throughly. Thaw if frozen.
2) Mix together all ingredients with around 5 cups water, except those listed in Tadka section, in a pressure cooker.
3) Cook on high till 4-5 whistles. Then keep aside to cool and for the lid of cooker to fall off.
4) Fry all tadka ingedients on high flame and add to cooked mixture in cooker.
5) Add salt and a dash of lemon juice according to taste

Serves 4 .
Serving Suggestion: With plain rice, pickle and papad